Production or co-presentation services for many additional kinds of Tastes of Yiddish Culture, including musical and theatrical performances, lectures, sing-alongs, and dance parties

WHAT IS YIDDISH CULTURE?

Yiddish cultureencompasses the language, arts, and customs of 1000 years of Jewish community life across Eastern Europe, and now flourishes in the U.S., Canada, Israel, South Africa, Argentina, and elsewhere. While the Holocaust destroyed Jewish life in most of Eastern Europe, the past forty years have witnessed a revival of many artistic and cultural components of pre-Holocaust life, such as klezmer music, song, food, calligraphy, paper cutting, film, and folklore, as well as short stories, poetry, and theater (in their original language and in translation). Klezmer dance, although almost lost, is being taught again and enjoyed at community celebrations and weddings. Yiddish culture enriches lives, bringing generations together. It connects many who are disconnected from other community offerings with the Jewish past and a future they may help create. Accessible to Jews and non-Jews alike, Yiddish culture provides something for everyone in interfaith families. As the heyday of Jewish life in Eastern Europe fades into the distant past, its artistic and cultural legacy will thrive as each generation learns, develops, and teaches.